Chapter 6 is designed to allow you to:
- 1. Describe how amino acids make up proteins.
- 2. Distinguish between essential (indispensable) and nonessential (dispensable) amino acids.
- 3. Explain why adequate amounts of each of the essential amino acids are required for protein synthesis.
- 4. List the primary functions of protein in the body.
- 5. Calculate the RDA for protein for an adult when a healthy weight is given.
- 6. Describe what is represented by positive protein balance, negative protein balance, and protein equilibrium.
- 7. Distinguish between high-quality and low-quality protein and the sources of each, and describe how two lower-quality proteins can be complimentary for each other and in turn provide enough of all the essential amino acids for a diet.
- 8. Describe how protein-energy malnutrition can eventually lead to disease in the body.
- 9. Develop vegetarian diet plans that meet the body’s nutritional needs.